<VV> Battery

[Frank Ness]

Thank you to all who replied. 

Regards,
Frank



----- Original Message ----
From: William Hubbell <whubbell at verizon.net>
To: Chris & Bill Strickland <lechevrier at earthlink.net>
Cc: "virtualvairs at corvair.org" <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Tue, October 19, 2010 5:56:24 AM
Subject: Re: <VV> Battery

Look at it this way:
The original battery was a Group 53:    13"L    x 4-11/16"W x 8-1/4"H
The replacement battery is Group 51:  9-3/8"L x 5-1/16"W  x 8-13/16"H

The replacement battery is shorter (front to rear), wider (left to right) and 
taller than the original. That means that if you keep the terminals on the left 
(outboard for '61-'64) side (which would be a Group 51) they will be further 
away from the ends of the cables than with a Group 53.  Using a group 51R moves 
the posts to the right (inboard for '61-'64) side and thereby closer to the 
cable ends.

So if you use an original size battery (53) the cables DO reach to the outboard 
side, but if you use the group 51 they don't, so you need to move the terminals 
closer by using group 51R

Hope this clears things up!        

Bill Hubbell

On Oct 19, 2010, at 1:08 AM, Chris & Bill Strickland <lechevrier at earthlink.net> 
wrote:

> 
>> I have a question about the 51R. Doesn't that put the battery terminals in the 
>
>> wrong place? Shouldn't the posts be outboard, not inboard (closer to the 
>> engine)?
>> 
> 
> I was thinking along those lines when I went out and bought a Group 51  
> (the "R" in 51R stands for Reversed, as in the terminals are the other 
> way around from a standard 51 - otherwise they are dimensionally the 
> same) for my 1960 -- I think I would have been happier with a 51R, but 
> the 51 works and clears, even with the top mounted battery cut-off 
> switch.  Remember that the Sixties have the battery on the other side.
> 
> As I said, there seems to be good reason why everyone reccomends the 
> 51R.  But, if you want the terminals on the other side, a 51 (plain) 
> will do just that.
> 
> Bill Strickland
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